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Frazier then went to take possession and was
shot twice with a Winchester in the hands of
Jackson. The latter claims that Frazier dis-
mounted, threatened and drew a knife and
was advancing on him. A knife was found in
the grass, at the spot, next day. Jackson fled
and hid until court time when he came in and
surrendered to the sheriff. The prosecution
holds that Jackson laid for Frazier, shot him
from his horse at a distance of forty yards, and
committed a cold blooded and unnecessary
murder. There is a story, not proved, however,
that Jackson furnished Frazier with $700 in
counterfeit money and then quickly put officers
after him, and caused him to be sent to the
penitentiary. It seems that about the same time
this trouble is alleged to have occurred in Texas,
Frazier put four horses in Jackson’s pasture,
and they disappeared. Jackson says that
Frazier’s son-in-law got away with the horses.
Yv^hile public opinion, so far as one hears it
expressed about town, holds that Frazier was
a bad man, it also condemns the slayer. The
jury could not agree.